Browse all books

Books with author Bill Peet

  • The Caboose Who Got Loose

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, March 18, 2008)
    Katy caboose doesnโ€™t like her life at the back of the train. Stuck with clouds of billowing smoke from the engine and a bumpy, jolting ride, she longs for some peace and quiet. When her rusty bolts bust loose, Katy finally gets the life she wants in a way she never expected!This Read-Along Book and CD Favorite includes a paperback edition of the book and a compact disc in a newly designed reusable package. Perfect for car trips, classrooms, and bedtime listening, these recordings feature lively sound effects and original music. The CD includes one reading with page-turn signals as well as an uninterrupted reading.
    M
  • Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 26, 1982)
    A shark accuses Cyrus of cowardice because he won't sink any ships. The kindly sea serpent almost succumbs to peer pressure, but learns at last to be himself.
    M
  • Buford the Little Bighorn

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin, March 15, 1967)
    Buford's giant horns cause him all sorts of problems and even force him to leave his mountainside home, but eventually they make him a hero on the ski slopes.
    M
  • The Whingdingdilly

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, March 15, 1982)
    Scamp learns to be content with his dog's life when Zildy the kooky witch turns him into a whing-dingdilly.
    O
  • Smokey

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 24, 1983)
    Progress forces Smokey the switch engine out of a job until he discovers a new way to help people.
    M
  • How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, March 23, 1983)
    Droofus the kindly dragon has a price on his head, but the small boy who befriends him refuses to sell him to the king.
    M
  • Kermit the Hermit

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 27, 1980)
    A little boy saves Kermit from disaster, and the once cranky crab works hard to repay him.
    E
  • Farewell to Shady Glade

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 27, 1981)
    Bulldozers push the raccoon and his friends from their home, but they are able to find a new one after a terrifying train ride.
    O
  • The Wump World

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (Sandpiper, April 27, 1981)
    The Pollutians invade the Wump World and turn the green meadows into a concrete jungle.
    P
  • Cowardly Clyde

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, March 26, 1984)
    For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave, he can at least act bravely.
    O
  • Big Bad Bruce

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 25, 1982)
    Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch.
    N
  • Chester the Worldly Pig

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 11, 1978)
    Chester longs to be a performer in the circus, but the road to stardom is rocky until someone discovers Chester's true "worldliness."
    M